What could prove to
be one of the more difficult steps in the progress of
Dunedin's Awatea St stadium begins this week, with moves by
the Carisbrook Stadium Trust to rezone land at the stadium
site.
The perceived success of groynes and manuka scrub fences
sparked calls for similar structures near St Clair beach to
fix Dunedin's beach erosion problem.
Dunedin city councillor Kate Wilson has joined fellow Greater
Dunedin councillor Dave Cull in questioning the future of the
Awatea St stadium in a time of job losses.
Accepting the eventual inundation of Kettle Park and a
"managed retreat'' from properties in the St Kilda area are
two of the more controversial methods suggested to deal with
the erosion of Dunedin's beaches.
Dunedin city councillor Dave Cull has used the demise of
Fisher and Paykel's manufacturing plant in Mosgiel to launch
an attack over the Awatea St stadium, claiming a ‘‘grim''
economic and employment future for the city should spell the
end of the project.
John Wilson Ocean Dr in St Kilda will stay closed until June,
while Dunedin City Council staff consider options for
restricting access long-term to Lawyers Head.
A proposal to site a public toilet near the entrance to
a spiritualist church is ‘‘tantamount to sacrilege'', the
church says, in a dispute that is giving no signs of relief
to South Dunedin shoppers.
George st, Dunedin,
has one of the highest crash rates in New Zealand, mainly
caused by people entering and exiting car parks, Deputy Mayor
Syd Brown said yesterday.
